biography
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Spofford, Ainsworth Rand
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1825–1908)
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| biography:
| Librarian, born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, USA. During his tenure as Librarian of Congress (1865–97), he initiated legislation and transformed the Library of Congress from the library of the legislature to the nation's library. |
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